New York: Simon & Schuster, (1985). First edition, 1st printing, Signed. 8vo. 208 pp. Original black cloth boards in quarter black, stamped in gold, in original unclipped ($15.95) dust-jacket. Mild edge wear and handling, particular to corners and spine ends. Tiny tear to top front panel edge near spine, with small crease and tear to top corner. Tiny tear to top rear panel, light scuff to spine foot. Protected in archival mylar. Book is tight and firm. Mild handling wear to panels and edges. Light curling to spine ends, corners lightly nudged. Pages mostly bright sans light circular stain to fore edge. Interior is clean and unmarked.

Dust Jacket: Very Good

Hardcover: Very Good

“Less than Zero is the debut novel of Bret Easton Ellis, published in 1985. It was his first published effort, released when he was 21 years old, and still a student at Bennington College. The novel was titled after the Elvis Costello song of the same name. The book Less than Zero was very loosely adapted into a movie in 1987 by 20th Century Fox. It starred Andrew McCarthy as Clay, Robert Downey Jr. as Julian, Jami Gertz as Blair, and James Spader as Rip. A then-unknown Brad Pitt also appeared as an extra.”